Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 29 runs when the two teams clashed at the Wankhede Stadium on April 7.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: April 27, 2024 10:44 am IST
Delhi Capitals (DC) will be taking on Mumbai Indians (MI) in match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Saturday. Delhi Capitals have played nine matches in the tournament and they are currently ranked sixth on the points table, while Mumbai Indians have played eight matches and are currently ranked eighth on the points table. The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
Weather Report for Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Temperature is expected to be around 40 degree C with 6% humidity. Winds at a speed of 6.54 m/s are expected.
Head to Head
In the 34 matches played between these two teams, Delhi Capitals bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while batters have earned the most fantasy points for Mumbai Indians.
In their previous encounter in this series, Romario Shepherd was the Man of the Match.
Tristan Stubbs scored the highest fantasy points for Delhi Capitals with 106 match fantasy points while Gerald Coetzee topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Mumbai Indians with 112 match fantasy points.
Fantasy Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara can be a differential pick for your Dream11 Team. This player has an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9. Nuwan Thushara is a right-arm medium fast bowler and has taken 0, 5, 0, 0, 1 wickets in his last four matches at an average of 22.70.
Tristan Stubbs
Tristan Stubbs is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.9. Tristan Stubbs is a batter, bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the last 5 matches he has scored 26, 10, 0, 15, 71 runs at an average of 122 per match. This player is also a handy bowler, bowling off break and in the recent matches has taken two wickets at an average of 5.5 per match. Tristan Stubbs has done very well against this opposition, taking 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 wickets in the recent matches.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah can be a high risk, high-return pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 58 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. Bumrah is a right-arm fast bowler and has taken eight wickets in his last four matches at an average of 13.3. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 2, 3, 0, 0, 1 wickets in the recent matches. Bumrah has bagged 1, 1, 2, 1, 0 wickets in the previous four matches at this venue.
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. Coetzee is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recently played four matches, Coetzee has taken 0, 0, 3, 1, 1 wickets at an average of 26.8. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking four wickets in the recent matches.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is a batter with an average of 65 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. This player is a top order opening right-handed batter. In the recently played five matches, Rohit Sharma has scored 234 runs averaging 58.5 per match.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player has an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. Axar Patel is a left-handed batter. In the recent three matches, he has scored 72 runs averaging 36 per match. This player is also a handy bowler, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in the recent matches has taken 3 wickets, averaging at 24.7 wickets per match. Axar Patel has done very well against this opposition, taking 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 wickets in the recent matches. He has bowled well at this venue in the last three matches, having scalped two wickets.
Nehal Wadhera
Nehal Wadhera is an all-rounder with an average of 28 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. Nehal Wadhera is a left-handed batter. In the recently played five matches he has scored 221 runs averaging 73.7 per match.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high-return pick in your team. He has an average of 61 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.7. This player is a slow left-arm chinaman bowler and in the recently played four matches Kuldeep Yadav has taken 9 wickets at an average of 13.3. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 0, 0, 0, 1, 3 wickets in the recent matches. This player has a good record at this venue in the last four matches Kuldeep Yadav played here and has taken six wickets.
Fantasy Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw
All-Rounders: Axar Patel and Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers: Nuwan Thushara, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav
Captain: Axar Patel
Vice-Captain: Mohammad Nabi